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The PGIMER January exam, which is conducted through the online mode to the national level, is an annual January national level entrance exam inviting applications from the candidates for admissions into various post-graduate MD/MS and DM/MCh courses at the PGIMER institute in Chandigarh. It is so competitive, over years more than 40 thousand graduates enter it. The 4-hour exam is made up of multiple-choices for subjects such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, pharmacology, forensic medicine, general medicine, general surgery, ex-surgical, obstetrics, and gynecology. The test is merely one phase, not connected to the separate interviews. The declaration of results includes the state boared exams for which usually occur within a month after the exam. Selected students should be talking to an online counsellor for adjustment of their seats. For 2024 the examination dates for PGIMER probably will be released near December and regarding the time of the exams, just like in the previous exams which were held in the second or third week of January every year. The number of seats and subjects keep on fluctuating from year to year covering MD/MS/DM/MCh Program based on the approval of the Medical Council of India in various sessions. The strength of students range between 650 to 750 in total across various subjects.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Exam Name | PGIMER January Exam 2024 |
| Exam Type | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Entrance Exam |
| Conduction Body | PGIMER, Chandigarh |
| Exam Dates | January 2024 (Tentative) |
| Application Dates | October/November 2023 (Tentative) |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Eligibility | MBBS degree from a recognized university |
| Age Limit | As per PGIMER rules |
| Courses Offered | MD, MS, MDS, DM, MCh |
| Number of Seats | Approximately 1500 |
| Selection Process | Written exam, interview |
| Important Dates | To be announced |
| Official Website | https://pgimer.edu.in/ |
| Event | Tentative Date |
|---|---|
| Application Start | October 2023 |
| Application Deadline | November 2023 |
| Admit Card Download | December 2023 |
| Exam Date | January 2024 |
| Result Announcement | February 2024 |
| Counseling | February-March 2024 |
| Criteria | Description |
|---|---|
| Qualification | MBBS degree from a recognized university |
| Internship | Completed 1-year internship by the time of admission |
| Age Limit | As per PGIMER rules |
| Nationality | Indian Nationals |
| City | Exam Center |
|---|---|
| Chandigarh | PGIMER, Chandigarh |
| Delhi | AIIMS, New Delhi |
| Mumbai | KEM Hospital, Mumbai |
| Kolkata | SSKM Hospital, Kolkata |
| Chennai | Madras Medical College, Chennai |
| Bengaluru | NIMHANS, Bengaluru |
| Hyderabad | Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad |
| Ahmedabad | Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad |
| Pune | BJ Medical College, Pune |
| Lucknow | KGMU, Lucknow |
| Category | Application Fee (Approx.) |
|---|---|
| General | ₹5000 |
| OBC | ₹4000 |
| SC/ST | ₹3000 |
| PWD | ₹2000 |
| Subject | Topics |
|---|---|
| Anatomy | Gross anatomy, histology, embryology, neuroanatomy |
| Physiology | General physiology, cell physiology, systemic physiology |
| Biochemistry | Biochemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes, hormones, metabolism, nutrition |
| Pathology | General pathology, systemic pathology, clinical pathology |
| Pharmacology | General principles of pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, drugs acting on various systems |
| Microbiology | General microbiology, bacteriology, virology, parasitology, immunology |
| Forensic Medicine | Medical jurisprudence, toxicology, postmortem examination |
| PSM & Community Medicine | Community medicine, preventive medicine, social medicine, epidemiology, biostatistics |
| Medicine | General medicine, cardiology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, nephrology, endocrinology, rheumatology, neurology |
| Surgery | General surgery, orthopedics, ENT, ophthalmology, gynecology and obstetrics, pediatrics |
| OBG | Gynecology, obstetrics |
| Pediatrics | Child health, growth and development, immunization, neonatal care, pediatric emergencies |
| Subject | Recommended Books |
|---|---|
| Anatomy | 1. B.D. Chaurasia's Human Anatomy (Volume 1, 2, 3) |
| 2. Gray's Anatomy for Students | |
| 3. Snell's Clinical Anatomy by Regions | |
| Physiology | 1. Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology |
| 2. Guyton & Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology | |
| 3. Berne & Levy Physiology | |
| Biochemistry | 1. Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry |
| 2. Lippincott's Biochemistry | |
| 3. Satyanarayana & Chakrapani Biochemistry | |
| Pathology | 1. Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease |
| 2. Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine | |
| 3. Harsh Mohan's Textbook of Pathology | |
| Pharmacology | 1. Katzung & Trevor's Pharmacology: Examination & Board Review |
| 2. Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics | |
| 3. Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology | |
| Microbiology | 1. Ananthanarayan & Paniker's Textbook of Microbiology |
| 2. Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology | |
| Forensic Medicine | 1. Modi's Medical Jurisprudence & Toxicology |
| 2. Reddy's Forensic Medicine & Toxicology | |
| 3. Parikh's Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence & Toxicology | |
| PSM & Community Medicine | 1. Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine |
| 2. JB Srivastava & P.C. Bansal's Community Medicine | |
| 3. H.L.T. Mohiuddin's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine | |
| Medicine | 1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine |
| 2. Davidson's Principles & Practice of Medicine | |
| 3. Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine | |
| Surgery | 1. Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery |
| 2. SRB's Manual of Surgery | |
| 3. Schwartz's Principles of Surgery | |
| OBG | 1. Williams Obstetrics |
| 2. Cunningham Textbook of Obstetrics | |
| 3. Shaw's Textbook of Gynaecology | |
| Pediatrics | 1. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics |
| 2. Ghai Essential Pediatrics | |
| 3. Rudolph's Fundamentals of Pediatrics |
